In April and June 2025, when funding for the FDAs Center for Tobacco Products, including the 800-QUIT-NOW tobacco cessation hotline, was in jeopardy, ONS brought oncology nurses voices to the FDA commissioner: Without sustained funding, hospitals, health systems, and healthcare professionalsincluding oncology nursesrisk losing this important referral pathway, along with a broader network of state-based tobacco control services such as outreach, counseling, and coordination with public health agencies
Symptoms can come and go or remain constant
This is partly due to the vasoconstrictive effects of certain toxic compounds found in cigarettes, such as carbon monoxide and nicotine, as well as the damaging action of free radicals
We put so many words out there
Adopting healthy lifestyle habits to manage weight gain during the quitting process is essential